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The Cloak of Persian Wool
“It was observed that if someone vexed the Master, He always gave him a gift.”
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At one time the Master had a fine cloak of Persian wool, which had been given to Him. When a poor man appealed to Him for a garment, He sent for this cloak and gave it to him. The man took it but complained, saying it was only of cotton. “No,” ‘Abbás Effendi assured him, “it is of wool”; and to prove it He lighted a match and burned a little of the nap.
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The man still grumbled that it was not good. ‘Abbás Effendi reproved him for criticizing a gift, but He ended the interview by directing an attendant to give the man a majídí (a coin then worth about four francs). It was observed that if someone vexed the Master, He always gave him a gift.
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